芝加哥大學公布2023～2024文書題目,！今年的題目保持一貫作風,，繼續(xù)“燒腦”,！

芝加哥大學因為具有挑戰(zhàn)性的文書和嚴謹?shù)膶W術而聞名,，每年申請季，芝加哥大學的文書的趣味性和獨特性都耐人尋味,！這些創(chuàng)意的題目非?？简炆暾堈叩乃伎己屠斫饽芰Γ〗?，芝加哥大學更新了2023～2024的文書題目,，我們一起來看看今年的題目到底有多么的“燒腦”！

Question 1（Required）

How does the University of Chicago, as you know it now, satisfy your desire for a particular kind of learning, community, and future? Please address with some specificity your own wishes and how they relate to UChicago.

根據(jù)你現(xiàn)在對芝加哥大學的了解,，芝加哥大學如何滿足你對于學習,，社區(qū)，以及未來的展望,？請具體說明你自己的愿望以及它們與芝加哥大學的關系,。

Question 2:Extended Essay(Required;Choose one）

Essay Option 1

Exponents and square roots, pencils and erasers, beta decay and electron capture. Name two things that undo each other and explain why both are necessary.– Inspired by Emmett Cho, Class of 2027

指數(shù)和平方根、鉛筆和橡皮,、β衰變和電子俘獲,。說出兩件相互“抵消”的事情，并解釋為什么兩者都是必要的,。

Essay Option 2

“Where have all the flowers gone?” – Pete Seeger. Pick a question from a song title or lyric and give it your best answer.– Inspired by Ryan Murphy, AB’21

《Where Have All The Flowers Gone》——“美國現(xiàn)代民歌之父”皮特·西格演唱的一首歌曲,。從歌名或歌詞中選擇一個問題，并給出最佳答案。

Essay Option 3

“Vlog,” “Labradoodle,” and “Fauxmage.” Language is filled with portmanteaus. Create a new portmanteau and explain why those two things are a “patch” (perfect match).– Inspired by Garrett Chalfin, Class of 2027

“Vlog”,、“Labradoodle”和“Fauxmage”,。語言充滿了混合詞。創(chuàng)造一個新的混合詞,，并解釋為什么這兩個詞完美匹配,。

Essay Option 4

A jellyfish is not a fish. Cat burglars don’t burgle cats. Rhode Island is not an island. Write an essay about some other misnomer, and either come up with and defend a new name for it or explain why its inaccurate name should be kept.– Inspired by Sonia Chang, Class of 2025, and Mirabella Blair, Class of 2027

水母（jellyfish）不是魚（fish），飛賊（Cat burglars）不會偷竊貓（burgle cats）,，羅德島（Rhode Island）不是一個島（island）。寫一篇關于其他“用詞不當”的文章,，要么為其想出一個新名稱并為其辯護,，要么解釋為什么應保留其不準確的名稱。

Essay Option 5

Despite their origins in the Gupta Empire of India or Ancient Egypt, games like chess or bowling remain widely enjoyed today. What modern game do you believe will withstand the test of time, and why?– Inspired by Adam Heiba, Class of 2027

盡管它們起源于印度笈多王朝或古埃及,，但國際象棋或保齡球等游戲至今仍廣受喜愛,。你認為哪種現(xiàn)代游戲能夠經(jīng)受住時間的考驗？為什么,？

Essay Option 6

There are unwritten rules that everyone follows or has heard at least once in their life. But of course, some rules should be broken or updated. What is an unwritten rule that you wish didn’t exist? (Our custom is to have five new prompts each year, but this year we decided to break with tradition. Enjoy!)– Inspired by Maryam Abdella, Class of 2026

有一些不成文的規(guī)則,，每個人一生中都遵循或至少聽過一次。但有些規(guī)則應該被打破或更新,。你希望不存在的不成文規(guī)則是什么,？（我們的習慣是每年有五個新提示，但今年我們決定打破傳統(tǒng)）

Essay Option 7

And, as always… the classic choose your own adventure option! In the spirit of adventurous inquiry, choose one of our past prompts (or create a question of your own). Be original, creative, thought provoking. Draw on your best qualities as a writer, thinker, visionary, social critic, sage, citizen of the world, or future citizen of the University of Chicago; take a little risk, and have fun!

本著冒險探究的精神，選擇過去的題目之一（或創(chuàng)建一個自己的問題）,。具有原創(chuàng)性,、創(chuàng)造性、發(fā)人深省,。發(fā)揮你作為作家,、思想家、夢想家,、社會批評家,、智者、世界公民或芝加哥大學未來學生的最佳品質(zhì),。